The kits supported Alberta's new social studies program and were distributed to all Elementary and Secondary schools in the province.
[1] At the same time, the company published Canada’s Political Heritage, a Canadian history textbook for grade 8 which was a major commercial success, selling more than 70,000 copies between 1985 and 1990.
With the production of non-fiction reference titles in English and French, Weigl Educational Publishers Limited established a solid national presence.
[3] The company is also renowned for its titles about Indigenous Peoples, covering historical, cultural, and contemporary subjects about First Nations, Inuit, and Métis.
[4] The catalogue of Weigl Educational Publishers Limited counts more than 1,940 titles, being the most comprehensive Canadian collection in the country.